2 The christmas Tree

The Christmas Tree

《圣诞树》

"Usually I am asleep at Christmas," Frog said. "I hibernate. But I would like to be awake this Christmas. It sounds like fun. Will you waken me?" Little Jumping Mouse clapped her paws. "Of course. Last year I was alone at Christmas. It was not so merry. But now I have friends." She blew kisses all around. "Will you tell us about Christmas trees, Jumping Mouse?" Raccoon asked. "I have heard of them." Little Jumping Mouse perked up her ears. She liked to be asked.

“通常圣诞节的时候我都在睡觉，”青蛙说。 “我要冬眠的。 但是今年圣诞节我想醒着过。 听起来好有意思呀。 你们能叫醒我吗？” 跳跳小老鼠拍了拍爪子。 “当然啦。 去年圣诞节我是一个人过的。 一点都不开心。 但是现在我有好多朋友啦。” 她对着四周送了好多个飞吻。 “跳跳鼠，你能给我们讲讲圣诞树的故事吗？” 浣熊问道。 “我之前听说过圣诞树呢。” 跳跳小老鼠支棱起了耳朵。 她最喜欢别人问她问题啦。

Frog and Raccoon and Squirrel and Possum and Rabbit and Chameleon felt lucky to have her for a friend. Little Jumping Mouse knew a lot. "It is not because I am smarter," she said modestly. "It is because I am a mouse. I am small. I can go into houses. I can listen and see and smell. I can smell chocolate from a long way away." She licked her lips. "What is chocolate?" Squirrel asked. "It is..." little Jumping Mouse began.

青蛙、浣熊、松鼠、负鼠、兔子还有变色龙都觉得，能有她这么个朋友可太幸运啦。 跳跳小老鼠懂的东西可多啦。 “不是因为我更聪明哦，”她谦虚地说。 “是因为我是一只老鼠呀。 我个子小小的。 我能钻进人类的房子里。 我能听、能看、还能闻味道。 我大老远就能闻到巧克力的香味呢。” 她舔了舔嘴唇。 “巧克力是什么呀？” 松鼠问道。 “它是……”跳跳小老鼠刚要开口说。

"Can we talk about the Christmas tree?" Frog asked. "It is a tree you find in the woods," Jumping Mouse told them. "At Christmas you bring it into your house." Raccoon looked worried. "We do not have a house big enough for a tree." "But we have trees all around Frog's pond," Jumping Mouse said. It does not have to be big. Small is better. We can have an outside Christmas tree." Possum clapped her paws. Her babies shouted, "Yippee! Yippee!"

“我们能聊聊圣诞树的事吗？” 青蛙问道。 “就是你在树林里能找到的那种树呀，” 跳跳小老鼠告诉大家。 “圣诞节的时候你就把它搬回家去。” 浣熊看起来有点发愁。 “我们没有能放下一棵树的大房子呀。” “但是青蛙的池塘周围到处都是树呀，” 跳跳小老鼠说。 它不用很大的。 小一点反而更好。 我们可以弄一棵室外的圣诞树呀。” 负鼠拍了拍爪子。 她的宝宝们都大喊：“好耶！好耶！”

Frog yawned. "I will sleep till it is time," he said.

青蛙打了个哈欠。 “我要先睡一会儿，到点了再叫我哦，”他说。